The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-22

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| Capt John Z. Stillwell says that the iron
| ore is as fine as any in the country. The ore
| is being shipped North and West. and to
| Admission. A charter has been applied for
under which the operations Will be resumed
Capt. r. T. Ross, the present Ordinary
| and Clerk of Jones county, was first elected
to the Office January, 1862, and served as
| such until the present time, except about
! five months during Radical rule, when the
then incumbent absconded, and Judge Ross
was reelected, and has held the Office unin-
terruptedly since of Clerk and Ordinary. He
was once temporarily removed by a mill
tary Governor for being a Democrat, but held
| on to the reins and was reinstated by Gen.
Terry, a true soldier and patriot of the
| United States army. Capt. Ross is now using
| a "criminal docket which was purchased
and put into use August, 18l7-has been
used continuously for criminal cases up TO
the present and will last for ten or fifteen
years more, as it is in good condition and
| remarkably well preserved.
Every one almost who has heard of Judge
John ID. Branson, of Kingston, knows that
he has been afflicted with a terrible cancer
on his lip and chin for nearly three years.
Up to last June he was able to go about and
attend to his business affairs, but since then
he has been confined to his home, and for
the past two montns to his bed. The ply
sician, his family and friends had given him
up to die The cancer had eaten his lip and
chin and the roots of his teeth can be plain
ly seen. But since last week Judge Bran
son has been rapidly getting well. a ply
stefan has been found who makes speciality
of cancer treatment and under his ministra-
tions the cancer is fast disappearing. DIR.
Ward of North Carolina, is the name Of
the physician, and he says that there is not
a shadow of a doubt, but that on next Sun
day when he applies the cancer plaster the
cancer will come out root and branch.
Rome Tribune: A certain gay and giddy
young society man of Rome went out riding
not long since with fair young eQuestri-
enne of leading avenue. In course of
conversation they touched upon the leading
subject of the day-the Anarchists. He
mentioned TO his fair companion, i'll care
less sort of way, that he had been North
at school and had heard and read of a
family by the name Of Anarchist, who, for
some crime, he did not know what, were
being tried. He told her that there We're
seven of them-the old man, Spies Lingg,
Fischer, Schwab, Engel aud Fiel3en, and
that the old man and two Of his SONS were
hanged, two of the other brothers sent to
the penitentiary and the last one commit
ted suicide in jail He said il was bad
enough to hang the sons, but to hang a
preacher, and an old MAJ at that, as they
did Parson Anarchist, was too horrible to
contemplate.
When w. NJ. Lipscomb approached the
jail at Franklin Wednesday morning, TO
his surprise, the thevish Woody was gone
He had escaped through an opening in the
floor and passed out at the recently disabled
rear door of the lower cells. 1t was readily
discovered that he had help from the out
side At the bottom Of the outer door there
is an opening, burned only a few weeks ago
by other escaping prisoners. Into this tne
assisting party crawled, pried open the
wooden door and broke the lock Of the CRATE
door Il was then quite an easy matter TO
escape The rocks in the opening in the
second floor recently made by Dit Scott
were pushed away and the prisoner had
nothing TO do but to squeeze out. Pcmp
MCKINLEY, the negro occupying the cell
with Woody, refused to leave the jail, and
told the tale Of the escape. Woody was as
sisted by George Houston, himself a noto-
rious Jail bird.
Col. w. 3. Lowe, President of Peniten-
tiary Company No. 2. was seen at Atlanta
Saturday and asked about the fine imposed
by Gov. Gordon upon the lessecs for viola
ton of the lease contract Col. Lowe stated
that there had not been any meeting OF the
lessecs since the imposition Of the fine, and
he could not speak officially: but us far as
No. , was concerned, Inc holding S1l5 per
cent. Of the stock of that company, he
thought he could speak. The fine, or his
part OF it, would be paid, but the payment
would be made under written protest. Col.
Lowe declaring that the testimony clearly
showed that he was in no way responsible
for the whipping at Bingham's camp.
Bingham, the whipping boss, was an ap-
pointee of Capt. T. j. James, whose part OF
the fine would not exceed $500, While Col
Lowe, holding a much larger interest, and
IN no way concerned in Bingham's appoint
ment, would have to pay about =, 800. Col
Lowe thought that all the lessees would
promptly meet their part.
The Messenger, published at st. Andrews
Bay, Fla, tells of a project that is on foot
to cut a canal from the head waters of We
topo creek, q distance Of eight miles, to Chi
pola river. The Opelika Democrat notes
the fact and says: Such an enterprise would
give Columbus, Ga. direct water conmu-
tion to this beautiful section Of the gulf
coast, which would not only greatly in
crease her wholesale trade and open up q
large area of heavy pine and cypress tim
bered lands, but would also put her in di-
rect communication with that eden of
Florida, st. Andrews Bay, who with her
three beautiful sheets of water extending a
| distance of ninety miles, in and around the
western portion of Florida, would open up
| TO the world one of the greatest summer
! and winter resorts in the south. 1t is nat
ural to suppose that the scheme would be
| profitable to all concerned, and Columbus
can ill afford to let such an opportunity Slip
| as will enable her TO control tue trade which
now goes to Pensacola.
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